Related Party	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party	Note 11. Related Party Office lease We lease certain office space from the Exchange including the home office and three field office facilities. On April 28, 2017, after securing approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, a new home office lease was executed between the Exchange and Indemnity, which is retroactive to January 1, 2017, when the prior lease expired. Under the new lease, rent is based on rental rates of like property in Erie, Pennsylvania and all operating expenses including utilities, cleaning, repairs, real estate taxes, property insurance and leasehold improvements will be the responsibility of the tenant (Indemnity). This lease agreement expires December 31, 2021. Under the previous lease, rents were determined considering returns on invested capital and included building operating and overhead costs. Rent costs and related operating expenses of shared facilities are allocated between Indemnity, Exchange and EFL based upon usage or square footage occupied. Total rent and operating expenses are estimated at $17.4 million for 2017 and totaled $14.3 million in 2016. In 2016, reimbursements from the Exchange and EFL related to the use of this space totaled $4.9 million.

Related Party

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Note 11. Related Party

Office lease

We lease certain office space from the Exchange including the home office and three field office facilities. On April 28, 2017, after securing approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, a new home office lease was executed between the Exchange and Indemnity, which is retroactive to January 1, 2017, when the prior lease expired. Under the new lease, rent is based on rental rates of like property in Erie, Pennsylvania and all operating expenses including utilities, cleaning, repairs, real estate taxes, property insurance and leasehold improvements will be the responsibility of the tenant (Indemnity). This lease agreement expires December 31, 2021. Under the previous lease, rents were determined considering returns on invested capital and included building operating and overhead costs. Rent costs and related operating expenses of shared facilities are allocated between Indemnity, Exchange and EFL based upon usage or square footage occupied. Total rent and operating expenses are estimated at $17.4 million for 2017 and totaled $14.3 million in 2016. In 2016, reimbursements from the Exchange and EFL related to the use of this space totaled $4.9 million.